WELL · 42-009-40040 · DISTRICT 9
Key Brothers #1
Archer County · Archer County Regular field · Vertical
Key Brothers #1 (API 42-009-40040) is a well in Archer County operated by Chital Petroleum Corp., completed December 21, 1988.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued December 5, 1988, permitted to 5,300 ft.
Completion filings report 7 formation tops, including Gunsight, Palo Pinto, Smithwick, Caddo.
Its lease has reported 29.1K barrels of oil and 21 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026.
Operator of record
Wichita Falls, TX · P-5 Y, filed Sep 6, 2002 · 170 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Chital Petroleum Corp. |
| Production reports | Walker Operating (I)through Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Ingram, J. Oil & Gas Inc.Dec 5, 1988 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 5,300
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Dec 5, 1988
- last permit issued
- Dec 21, 1988
- completed
- 29.1K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 21
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 21, 1988
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Surface location
No coordinates on the permit record yet. The RRC's GIS record usually lands within days of issuance; historical master-file permits never carry one.
Lease production
PDQ LEASE REPORTS · REPORTED THROUGH APR 2026
Texas reports oil by lease, not by well. These are the lease this well is completed on; this well is the only one on it.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Key Brothers O-13-27412 | Neal | Walker Operating (I) | 1 | 29.1K | 21 | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 374 · prior 12 635(-41%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Rogers Drilling Co.Jan 1993 → Jun 1997
- 2Royal Texas PetroleumJul 1997 → Jun 1998
- 3T C Operating CompanyNov 1999 → Dec 1999
- 4A & B ProductionJan 2000 → May 2001
- 5Well Recycling CompanyJun 2001 → Jun 2002
- 6Scribner, JeffJul 2002 → Dec 2004
- 7Z&G OperatingJan 2005 → Sep 2011
- 8MSB OperatingOct 2011 → Jan 2018
- 9Walker Operating (I)Feb 2018 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 353976-98 | Field transfer | Chital Petroleum Corp. | Feb 13, 1989 | Dec 5, 1988 | — | 5,121 |
| 353976-99 | Drill | Ingram, J. Oil & Gas Inc. | Dec 5, 1988 | Dec 5, 1988 | — | 5,300 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-13-27412 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,178 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| GunsightGUNSIGHT LIME | 1,050 | 128 |
| Palo PintoPALO PINTO LIME | 2,838 | -1,660 |
| SmithwickSMITHWICK SHALE | 4,587 | -3,409 |
| CaddoCADDO LIME | 4,597 | -3,419 |
| Caddo | 4,620 | -3,442 |
| Conglomerate | 4,975 | -3,797 |
| Conglomerate | 5,031 | -3,853 |
| BarnettBARNETT SHALE | 5,093 | -3,915 |
| MississippianMISSISSIPPI LIME | 5,104 | -3,926 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,104 | 5,121 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 116 | 12.25 | 95 S |
| 4.5 | 5,104 | 7.875 | 145 S |
Completion filings
W-2 and G-1 reports on record in the RRC wellbore file, newest first. The suffix identifies the wellbore or completion event. About these reports →
| Suffix | Filed | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | May 16, 2025 | Apr 29, 2025 | — |
| 00 | Jun 1, 1989 | Feb 10, 1989 | — |
| 00 | May 24, 1989 | — | — |
| 00 | Feb 2, 1989 | Dec 29, 1988 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 21, 1989 | — | — |
The source documents
Petrora holds the structured record. The scanned filings live at the RRC; these links open its search already filled in for this API.
- Wellbore filings for 42-009-40040 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-009-40040 → scanned completion filings
Log images are in archives with no per-well link: the RRC's Neubus archive (2004 onward). then paste it into their search.
Beyond the permit record
RRC UIC permits · H-10 reported volumes
Injection
- 0
- bbl, last 12 reported months
- 0
- bbl, all reported
- Jan 2026
- reported through
| UIC | Kind | Status | Permitted bbl/d | Max psi | Zone ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000127232 | H-1 Injection | Not activated | 600 | 2,500 | 5,052–5,120 |
MONTHLY INJECTED, BBL · H-10 · LAST 12 REPORTED MONTHS
Last 12 months 0
About this data
Permits from the RRC OGA049M master and daily daf420 files; wellbore and operator of record from the EWA schedule, weekly; completions, formation tops, casing, and perforations from the dbf900 wellbore file; production from PDQ lease reports, which lag two to three months; injection from UIC permits, H-10 reports, and TexNet daily volumes; earthquakes from the TexNet catalog.
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